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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Pilsen by bus, train, night train, car, or plane

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  1. Bus

    best
    1. Take the bus from Köln to Frankfurt, Hauptbahnhof FOBbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt Central Train Station to Pilsen Central Bus Stationbus bus RegioJet 540
    7h 58m
  2. Bus via Frankfurt am Main

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Köln Hbf to Frankfurt am Mainbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Frankfurt am Main to Pilsenbus bus
    10h 52m
    Kč 558–1,122
  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to München Hbftrain train Ice
    2. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Re
    9h 15m
    Kč 3,732–10,625
  4. Night train, train

    1. Take the night train from Koeln Hbf to Regensburg Hbfnighttrain night train Nj
    2. Take the train from Regensburg Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain train Re
    10h 50m
    Kč 2,014–6,512
  5. Drive 597.6 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Pilsencar car 597.6 km
    5h 2m
    Kč 2,195–3,170
  6. Bus #2

    1. Take the bus from Köln to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus Ivano-Frankivsk
    15h 34m
  7. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane FRA - PRG
    3. Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus bus
    4h 50m
    Kč 2,193–6,237
  8. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane CGN - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus bus
    5h 29m
    Kč 1,759–5,363
  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Nuremberg Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Nuremberg Airport (NUE)plane plane FRA - NUE
    3. Take the bus from Nürnberg to Plzeň,Terminál Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    6h 3m
  10. Fly Düsseldorf International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague, bus

    1. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane plane DUS - PRG
    2. Take the bus from Prague to Plzeňbus bus
    7h
    Kč 1,939–5,068
  11. Fly Cologne Bonn Airport to Munich International Airport, train

    1. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane plane CGN - MUC
    2. Take the train from Freising to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazitrain train
    8h 6m
    Kč 3,800–11,231

Cologne to Pilsen by train

Calendar9Weekly Trains
Duration9h 15mAverage Duration
TicketKč 3,732Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Pilsen, Czechia?

You can take a bus from Köln to Pilsen Central Bus Station via Frankfurt Central Train Station in around 7h 58m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Köln Hbf to Plzen Hlavni Nadrazi via Muenchen Hbf in around 9h 15m.

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